Baptism!

I'm so silly! Of all the videos I post, I forgot to post one that's very dear to my heart. This is a review of our baptism weekend that happened a few weeks ago. Baptism videos are almost my favorite thing in the whole world, and it is a privilege to edit them. I can't help but giggle when I think about a simple, unexpecting (yes, I made a new word) prayer I said seven years ago about a burning desire to make a video with as much purpose and power as the baptism videos shown at my church. And here I am, editing them. God, thanks for my part in your story.

Thanks to the host of volunteers and staff members that spent hours around the pools with their cameras. What a celebration of a new life of meaning only Jesus can bring.

GCC Baptism '09 from Elle White on Vimeo.

Music that makes me feel little...

I recently got into a conversation with some friends about music we grew up listening to (aka. what our parents were listening to). Today, I found myself looking up all my favorites on youtube and enjoying feeling very little again. I thought I'd share the goodness.

You'll have to close your eyes for this next one. The video's pretty pretentiously petrifying.

"From failing we learn. From success...not so much."

Meet the Robinsons was on Disney the other night.  When I first saw this scene, it struck me.  I mean, could-have-been-an-emotional-epic-like-Forrest-Gump-or-Braveheart struck me.  K, I went too far.  Not Braveheart, but you get the idea.  I am a success-aholic and didn't realize it until I watched this clip and felt my heart jump at the idea that failure might bring about some good.  I know with my brain that good can come of failure if we let God do what He does, but I need to learn that with my heart.  I love to succeed and celebrate the wins, but there's much to be gained from learning what we can from failures.  So, when I failed big time today, I apologized.  I apologized some more, and then I contemplated apologizing again.  I also watched this clip and celebrated the fact that "from failing we learn. From success...not so much."  

And I left the part with the frog in just because it makes me laugh.

I Saw What I Saw - Sara Groves

I had never really heard Sara Groves' music until she led us in worship at Moody Bible Institute's Founder's Week a few years ago. She was a breath of fresh air to us young students in a conference full of pipe organs and new school hymns that were oddly Star-Wars-ish.  Let's leave John Williams to John Williams, yes?  She showed us this video during a live performance of "I Saw What I Saw," and the images and music inspired by them are so powerful, I just had to share.